ACC341 - Topic 3

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Question 1

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Sombarts thesis in an example of which perspective of history?
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  • Socially constructed
  • Socially constructing
  • Traditional
  • Professional

Question 2

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The perspective that accounting has developed to meet the needs of society is best described as:
Answer
  • Socially constructed
  • Traditional
  • Professional
  • Socially constructing

Question 3

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The industrial revolution was most closely associated with the development of which form of accounting?
Answer
  • Financial Accounting
  • Historical Cost
  • Management Accounting
  • Auditing

Question 4

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Which of the following statements is true about the regulation of accounting practice in its early period of development?
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  • Accounting was largely determined by accounting theory.
  • Accounting was largely determined by accounting standards issued by the accounting profession.
  • Accounting was largely determined by the national Securities and Exchange Commissions and resulting legislation.
  • Accounting was largely determined by generally accepted practice.

Question 5

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Which of the following statements is true about early codification of accounting rules?
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  • In the early part of the twentieth century, limited work was undertaken to codify particular accounting principles or rules.
  • Accountants used rules of which they were aware, and which they believed were most appropriate to the particular circumstances.
  • There was very limited uniformity between the accounting methods adopted by different organisations, thereby creating comparability problems.
  • All of the given options are correct.
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